Energy News of the Week (May 26-Jun.1, 2014)
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< Asia >
For Chevron and Others, China's Energy Revolution Is Welcome News
Motley Fool-2014/05/31
This monster deal is yet another sign that China's influence on the world
energy market is increasing. Western oil ...
In the first quarter of 2014, Asia was already ExxonMobil's biggest liquids
producing region at 666 mbpd (thousand barrels per day).
Industrial heartland faces possible energy crunch
The Japan Times-2014/05/30
The industrial heartland in western Japan is facing the prospect of electricity shortages over the summer in the ... A power crunch could hit while Japan is completely without nuclear energy over the peak summer season for the first time in ...
< North America >
This Week in US Energy … Shale Ups and Downs
OilPrice.com-2014/05/30
As the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) notes this week that US net natural gas imports fell 14% last year on record production, a report from Bloomberg suggests that the US shale industry is suffering from enormous debt, while ...
< South America >
Drought fuels World Cup blackouts fear
The Daily Climate-2014/05/30
Doorstep logo Two weeks before soccer's World Cup kicks off in Brazil, the country's worst drought in decades is severely crimping hydropower energy supplies. Climate researchers warn of a serious trend that is also hitting agriculture. More coverage of how ...
< Africa >
Transnational Energy Infrastructure as Backbone of Potential 'Regional Power Pools' in Africa
Energy Collective-2014/05/30
It is no news that across the African continent infrastructure investment and thus development has lagged behind. According to estimates by Jean Claude Gandur, founder of Addax Energy, Africa has been investing 4 percent of its GDP in ...
< Europe >
Shale and non-Russian gas imports at heart of new EU energy strategy
The Guardian-2014/05/29
About 40% of the EU's imported gas supply comes from Russia, with around a third from Norway and a fifth from north Africa. But in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, energy experts are worried that this over-dependence on Russia could expose ...
< Australia >
Scrapping Australian Renewable Energy Target Bad For Consumers
CleanTechnica-著者: Joshua Hill-2014/05/30
Scrapping the Australian Renewable Energy Target could have catastrophic ramifications for the renewable energy ... “This helps to explain why many of Australia's largest power companies are now pushing for a reduction in the target.”.